From Death Row to Regent: Chen Yan's Rise

Chen Yan transmigrates as the heir to the Duke of Wei in the Great Zhou Dynasty, only to be framed by his father and younger brother and imprisoned. To survive, he pledges loyalty to the powerful minister Yuwen Hu, becoming one of his most ruthless hounds. He eliminates his second uncle, takes control of the Bright Mirror Bureau, and steadily advances in the court of power. Gradually, he uncovers the secrets that his birth mother is a transmigrator and his bodyguard Zhu Yi is a robot. Ultimately, he helps Yuwen Hu ascend the throne during a palace coup, himself becoming a new generation of powerful minister who controls the Heavenly Official Mansion, and launches an empire to unify the six states.